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Chronic metformin use results in vitamin B12 deficiency in 30% of patients. Exhaustion of vitamin B12 stores usually occurs after twelve to fifteen years of absolute vitamin B12 deficiency…. Vitamin B12 deficiency, which may present without anemia and as a peripheral neuropathy, is often misdiagnosed as diabetic neuropathy, although the …

Individuals who screen positive for possible depression appear to consume more chocolate than those not screening positive for depression, according to a report….

Response from the FDA is expected within 14 days from April 22, 2010….

Scientists have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes. This new molecular understanding could lead to novel therapies for Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases….

Traditionally, the appearance of microalbuminuria has been used to detect the onset of diabetic nephropathy (DN), and its appearance prompts aggressive treatment. A new marker has now been found that can indicate nephropathy before microalbuminuria is present….

As widely expected, the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) is advising the FDA that it should set stricter federal standards for the amount of salt that food manufacturers, restaurants, and food-service companies can add to their products….

The effect of a balanced, carbohydrate-counting diet on glycemic control in Type 1 diabetic subjects is unclear. The aim of the study was to determine its effect in a pilot trial….

Patients with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) who received high dose B-vitamin therapy experienced a more rapid decline in kidney function and had a higher rate of heart attack and stroke than patients who received placebo, according to a study….

Four unhealthy behaviors — smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet and alcohol consumption — appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in JAMA….

Glucose levels tend to rise, study finds, as youths control their own care….